Scheme of Work - L2 Functional Skills

Week No / Lesson Outline / Teaching & Learning Strategies /

Assessment

/ Resources
1. / Induction and
assessments / Overview of Functional Skills
Learning styles assessment
Analysis of initial assessment results
Preparation for Diagnostic Assessment / Results of initial assessment
Discussions and ILPs with individual students / Computers
Assessor checklists
Learning styles assessment
2. / Awareness raising on:
Functional Skills standards and coverage and range – requirements and activities / Group discussion/feedback on:
-Understanding standards
-Requirements of FS
-Purpose of FS
-Suggested activities to meet criteria
Small groups to each read and choose one standard, then:
-Discuss and agree understanding
- suggest desired learning activities based on preferred learning styles / Tutor observation
Feedback on suitability of activity / FS standards
whiteboard
3. / Focus on text types:
Instructive, Persuasive, Descriptive
Language, structure and purpose of text
relevant test practice / Analysis of text type –
Group discussion
Organising and analysing text genre
Student personal record log / Group discussion activity
Class games assessing text genres
Paired/individual work
Update/completion of personal text type record log / Computers, internet, interactive whiteboard, text types from
various sources
4. / Focus on text types:
Formal and informal,
Information,
Language, structure and purpose of text
relevant test practice / Analysis of text type –
Group discussion
Organising and analysing text genre
Student personal records / Group discussion activity
Class games assessing text genres
Paired/individual work
Update/completion of personal test type records / Computers, internet, interactive whiteboard, text types from
various sources, student
personal record logs
5. / Reading and spelling strategies:
Distinguishing a range of text varying in complexity and accuracy.
Application of reading strategies and techniques. / Group discussion on identifying and applying reading strategies in text
Revision on purpose of text
Inference techniques / Q and A
Group and individual assessment activities
Feedback to class
Interactive quizzes and games
Tutor Observation and accurate completion of work / Dictionaries,
Worksheets, computers,
interactive whiteboards,
6. / Reading and spelling strategies:
Association of image and text.
Understanding charts and graphs
Strategies to understand technical vocabulary / Relating text to image – group matching activity to consolidate understanding
Spelling strategies – revision/practise
Individual/paired activity – spelling technical vocabulary / Q and A
Group and individual assessment activities
Feedback to class
Interactive quizzes and games
Tutor Observation and accurate completion of work / Dictionaries,
Worksheets, computers,
interactive whiteboards,
7. / Note taking and summarising skills / Identifying key words in text
Accurate summarising techniques
Vocabulary building/extension activity
Linear notes, web notes / Q&A – directed questions
Accurate completion of summarising task
Written and verbal activity on meaning of words
Feedback and tutor observation / Videos, internet, whiteboard, vocabulary worksheet
8. / Revision/assessment week / Revision activities for all work completed / Individual assessments completed by discussion, interactive activities and accurate completion of work.
Student led completion of ILPs / ILPs
Assortment of assessment
activities
9. / Discussion Skills:
Verbal and non-verbal communication / Whole group discussion on awareness of and meeting FS discussion standards
Group discussion: developing and practising good discussion and presentation techniques.
Analysis of positive and negative body language (video clips to analyse body language)
Share ideas
Role play scenarios / Student participation in discussion and role play to demonstrate understanding,
Tutor observation / Whiteboard,
videos
FS Speaking and listening and communication standards
10. / Presentation practice based on FS standards / Revision of previous week’s lesson
Individual practice presentations: / Tutor observation and assessment of student presentation
Students to practise note taking skills as part of giving feedback
Class feedback / Whiteboard
11. / Revision of writing techniques:
Matching format to presentation – business letters, memos, forms and reports, CVs, emails
Styles of writing – formal and informal text.
Persuasive text, instructional text
(link to vocational work) / Teacher-led discussion/ sharing ideas on appropriate uses of formal and informal language in text.
Compare and analyse the use of language and punctuation in different text types
Effective uses of punctuation revision
Recap on features of persuasive and instructional text. / Q and A
Student input
Tutor feedback
Completion of written work in appropriate formats / Whiteboard,
Pens
Written tasks
Materials for group task
Punctuation worksheet
12. / Revision of writing techniques:
Writing styles – formal /informal text, persuasive and instructional text
Simple sentences/complex sentences
(link to vocational work) / Recap formal and informal language and use.
Writing frames (differentiation)
Small group work:
Students create example texts using key vocabulary (could be appropriate to vocational subject)
Features of simple and complex sentences
Revision of appropriate tense and punctuation. / Q and A
Teacher to class
Peer assessment / Whiteboard,
key vocabulary reminders
Computer/paper writing frames
13. / Proof reading skills:
  • Technical and commonly used words are spelled correctly
  • Complex sentences are used and formed correctly
  • Subject – verb agreement
  • Punctuation is correctly and appropriately used
  • Paragraphing
/ Group discussion and activity on:
Importance of developing independent proofreading skills-
-Relevance to course work
-Relevance to personal life
Devise and use personal proof- reading checklist covering key areas
Pair- work identifying and correcting errors in written texts / Q and A
Note taking skills
Accurate proof-reading checklist
Worksheets
Peer assessment / Whiteboard, pens, dictionaries,
Proofreading checklist
14. / Revision week / Revision activities based on requests from students / Students to update ILPs based on achievement and understanding so far
15. / Structure and requirement of FS tests
Re-cap of knowledge of FS standards / Group discussion on format of FS test.
Analyse key and technical vocabulary / Q and A
Take notes
Quiz on key vocabulary / FS standards,
Whiteboard, pens
16.
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FS test preparation
Group analysis of past papers and mark scheme
/ Group discussion:
-Personal observations/feelings about the paper
-rigour of mark scheme
Students to identify/discuss personal barriers to completing test paper:
-i.e. time keeping
-language barriers
-planning and drafting work / Tutor feedback
Tutor observation
Student feedback / Past papers
17.
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FS test preparation
Individual completion of past papers
/ Individual work:
Students to complete past papers under exam conditions / Tutor observation / Past papers
18. / FS test preparation
Peer marking of test papers / Recap on requirements of mark scheme
Students to swap and mark papers observing mark scheme requirements / Tutor observation on understanding and accuracy of marking
Accurate completion of test paper
Peer feedback
Tutor feedback / Past papers
Mark schemes
ILPs
19. / Revision
(to complete as often as necessary)
Students to discuss, identify and revisit subject areas of personal difficulty / Preparation and discussion of revision activities
Students to research and complete activities based on learning needs / Tutor feedback and observation
Accurate identification and completion of assessment activities / ILPs
Computers
Personalised worksheets

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